Substituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives for inhibition of plant stress

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to substituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives of formula I wherein R denotes one to five substituents independently selected from the group hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, amino, alkyloxy and alkyl group, R2 is selected from the group comprising amino, halogen, hydroxy, thio, and alkylthio group, Cyc is five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring containing one oxygen atom. The derivatives are useful for inhibition of plant stress.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to 2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurinederivatives, their use in agriculture and preparations containing thesederivatives.

BACKGROUND ART

Cytokinins are plant hormones that regulate a large number ofdevelopmental and physiological processes in plants. With the exceptionof diphenylurea, all naturally occurring cytokinins are 6-substitutedpurine drivatives that can be further modified by substitution.Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX) is an enzyme that is responsiblefor cytokinin degradation. The modulation of cytokinin levels by eitherexogenous application of cytokinins or regulation of their endogenouslevels genetically through cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase (CKX, EC1.5.99.12) have already shown possible applications in agriculture. CKXinhibitors are cytokinin derivatives that can delay cytokinindegradation and therefore prolong the period of cytokinin action. Forexample, exogenous application of cytokinins led to shortening of thetime to anthesis in tomato (Sawhney and Shukla, Am J Bot 81:1640, 1994)or reversion of male sterility in barley (Ahokas, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.USA 79:7605, 1992). Anther- and pollen-specific expression of CKX inmaize was shown to be a potential tool for generating male sterility forproduction of hybrid varieties of traditionally non-hybrid crops. Recentwork reported CKX involvement in regulation of rice grain production(Ashikari et al., Science 309:741, 2005).

We have recently discovered that novel generations of CKX inhibitorscould be based on 2-substituted 6-anilinopurines (CZ302225B6). It is anobject of the present invention to provide further compounds havingimproved selectivity and efficiency index in plants, i.e., having lowertoxicity and higher activity than known active substances. The compoundsof this invention exhibit surprisingly strong antistress andantisenescence properties on plants.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The object of this invention are2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurines of the general formula I

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with alkali metals,ammonium or amines, in the form of racemates or optically activeisomers, as well as their addition salts with acids, whereinR denotes one to five substituents independently selected from the groupcomprising hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, amino, alkyloxy and alkyl group,R2 is selected from the group comprising amino, halogen, hydroxy, thio,and alkylthio group,Cyc is five- or six-membered heterocyclic ring containing one oxygenatom.Cyc is preferably selected from tetrahydropyranyl and tetrahydrofuranyl,more preferably from tetrahydropyran-2-yl and tetrahydrofuran-2-yl.R2 is preferably selected from the group comprising chloro, fluoro,bromo, iodo, amino, hydroxy, thio, methylthio.

The generic substituent groups have meanings as follows:

amino denotes the group —NH₂,

hydroxy denotes the group —OH,

halogen denotes an atom selected from the group comprising fluorine,bromine, chlorine and iodine atom,

thio denotes the group —SH,

alkyl denotes branched or unbranched alkyl group containing 1 to 6carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 4 carbon atoms,

hydroxy denotes the group —OH,

alkyloxy denotes the group —ORa, wherein Ra is alkyl,

alkylthio denotes the group —SRb, wherein Rb is alkyl.

In accordance with the invention, substituted6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives of the general formula I areselected from: 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino, hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-anilino-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo,amino, hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,nitro, thio, methylthio,methyl)-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,nitro, thio, methylthio,methyl)-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,nitro, thio, methylthio,methyl)-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,nitro, thio, methylthio,methyl)-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, idodo, amino,nitro, thio, methylthio,methyl)-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(3-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(4-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo,amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(2-methylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(3-methylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo,amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(4-methylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(2-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(3-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio, methylthio)-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,3-difluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,4-difluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,3,4-trifluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,4,5-trifluoroonilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,3-dichloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,4-dichloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,4-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,nitro, thio, methylthio,methyl)-6-(2,3-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3,4-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo,amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3,4,5-trimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(amino, chloro, fluoro, bromo,iodo,amino, hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,4,6-trimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, amino, nitro,thio, methylthio,methyl)-6-(2,3-dimethylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,4-dimethylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3,4-dimethylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3,5-dimethylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,3-dihydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,4-dihydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2,5-dihydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(amino, chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo,amino, hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3,5-dihydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-methylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3-hydroxy-4-methylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methylanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3-hydroxy-2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo,amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-ylor tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro, bromo, iodo, amino,hydroxy, thio,methylthio)-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,

and salts thereof with alkali metals, ammonium or amines, in the formsof racemates or optically active isomers, as well as their additionsalts with acids.

The following substituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives areparticularly preferred, namely: 2-(chloro, fluoro,bromo)-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro,bromo)-6-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro,bromo)-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro,bromo)-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, 2-(chloro, fluoro,bromo)-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, and salts thereof with alkali metals,ammonium or amines, in the forms of racemates or optically activeisomers, as well as their addition salts with acids.

The present invention further includes antisenescent and/or antistresspreparations comprising at least one compound of general formula I orsalts thereof with alkali metals, ammonium or amines, in the forms ofracemates or optically active isomers, as well as their addition saltswith acids, and auxiliary substances.

The invention further includes antisenescent and/or antistresspreparations for plants, plant organs and plant cells, comprising atleast one compound of the general formula I or a salt thereof, and atleast one auxiliary substance.

A further aspect of this invention is use of at least one substituted6-anilino-9-hetercyclylpurine derivative of general formula I forinhibiting stress in whole plants, plant organs, plant tissues and/orplant cells.

A further aspect of this invention is use of at least one substituted6-anilino-9-hetercyclylpurine derivative of general formula I forstimulation of growth and/or development of plant shoots withoutinhibiting growth and/or development of roots.

A further aspect of this invention is use of at least one substituted6-anilino-9-hetercyclylpurine derivative of general formula I as plantantistress factor, in particular for increasing the yield and quality ofagricultural product in harmful conditions. Harmful conditions mayinclude drought, heat, salinity, light, freezing and flowage stress. Theuse as plant antistress factor relates in particular to agriculturaluse.

A further aspect of the invention is a method of inhibiting and/orpreventing senescence and/or stress in plants, plant organs, planttissues and/or plant cells, comprising the application of at least one2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivative of the generalformula I or a salt thereof for to said whole plant, plant organs,tissues and cells.

Another aspect of the invention is a method of stimulation of plantshoot growth and/or development without inhibition of root growth and/ordevelopment, comprising the application of at least one2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivative of the generalformula I or a salt thereof to a plant, a seedling or a seed.

A further aspect of the invention is use of2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives of the generalformula I in tissue cultures for stimulation of proliferation andmorphogenesis.

A further aspect of the invention is use of2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives of the generalformula I as plant antistress factors in agriculture, in particular toincrease crop production in stress conditions to dispatch grain fillingand to increase grain and fruit size of plants, to shorten plant seedgermination period, to increase the yield and quality of agriculturalproducts, to enhance root and shoot growth, and to increase stressresistance to environmental factors. The compounds of this inventionshow stimulation of plant shoot growth and development without rootgrowth inhibition.

A further particular aspect of the invention is the use of2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives of the generalformula I as plant antistress factors for decreasing of stress-inducedsensencence in the production of crops, in particular cereals (wheat,barley, rice, maize, rye, oat, sorghum, and related species), beet(sugar beet and fodded beet); pomes, drupes and soft fruits (apples,pears, plums, peaches, almonds, cherries, strawberries, raspberries andblackberries); leguminous plants (beans, lentils, peas, soybeans); oilplants (rape, mustard, poppy, olives, sunflowers, coconut, Ricinus,cocoa beans, groundnuts); cucumber plants (pumpkins, cucumbers, melons);fibre plants (cotton, flax, hemp, jute); citrus fruit (oranges, lemons,grapefruit, mandarins); vegetables (spinach, cinnamomum, camphor) orplants such as tobacco, nuts, eggplants, sugar cane, tea, vine grapes,hops, bananas and natural rubber and medicinal plants, as well asornamentals. Crops include those which have been rendered toleranttowards classes of growth factors by conventional breeding methods orgenetic engineering methods.

A further aspect of the invention is the use of2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives of the generalformula I as plant antistress factors for delaying the aging andsenescence of plant cells, plant tissues, plant organs and/or the wholeplants.

A further aspect of the invention is the use of2-substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine derivatives of the generalformula I, for plant embryonic cells production and plant cloning.

The compounds of the general formula I are used in unmodified form or,preferably, together with the auxiliary substances conventionallyemployed in the art of preparations. To this end they are convenientlyformulated as concentrates of active compounds as well as suspensionsand dispersions, preferably isotonic water solutions, suspensions anddispersion, diluted emulsions, soluble powders, dusts, granulates,creams, gels, oil suspensions and also encapsulations, e.g. in polymericsubstances. As with the type of the preparation, the methods ofapplication, such as spraying, atomizing, dusting, scattering, coatingor pouring, are chosen in accordance with the intended objectives andthe prevailing circumstances. The preparations may be sterilized and/orcontain further auxiliary substances of neutral character, such aspreservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulgators, solubilizingagents, fertilizers, micronutrient donors or other substances forobtaining special effects.

The compounds of the formula I can be mixed with other plant growthregulators, herbicides, fungicides and insecticides, resulting insynergistic activities.

Preparations

The preparations comprising the compounds (active ingredients) offormula I, optionally in the form of salts, and, where appropriate, oneor more solid or liquid auxiliary substances, are prepared in a mannerknown per se, e.g. by intimately mixing and/or grinding the activeingredients with the auxiliary substances, e.g. solvents or solidcarriers. In addition, surface-active compounds (surfactants) may alsobe used in the preparation of the formulations.

Depending on the nature of the compound of formula I to be formulated,suitable surface-active compounds are non-ionic, cationic and/or anionicsurfactants and surfactant mixtures having good emulsifying, dispersingand wetting properties. Examples of suitable anionic, non-ionic andcationic surfactants are listed, for example, in WO 97/34485.

Also suitable in the preparation of the growth regulator compositionsaccording to the invention are the surfactants conventionally used informulation technology, which are described, inter alia, in“McCutcheon's Detergents and Emulsifiers Annual” MC Publishing Corp.,Ridgewood N.J., 1981, Stache, H., “Tensid-Taschenbuch”, Carl HanserVerlag, MunichNienna, 1981 and M. and J. Ash, “Encyclopedia ofSurfactants”, Voll-111, Chemical Publishing Co., New York, 1980-81. Thereparations usually contain from 0.1 to 99% by weight, especially from0.1 to 95% by weight, of active ingredient mixture comprising a compoundof formula I, from 1 to 99.9% by weight of a solid or liquid adjuvant,and from 0.1 to 25% by weight, especially from 0.1 to 25% by weight, ofa surfactant.

Whereas commercial products are usually formulated as concentrates, theend user will normally employ dilute formulations. The composition canthus contain also further additives, such as stabilizers, e.g., plantoils or epoxidized plant oils (epoxidized palm oil 0;1, rapeseed orolive oil), defoamers, e.g., silicon oil, preservatives, wetting agentsor emulgators, viscosity agent, binders, glues, and also fertilizers andother active additives. Preferred formulations have especially thefollowing compositions: (%=percent by weight)

Emulsifiable Concentrates:

-   active ingredient mixture: 1 to 90%, preferably 5 to 20%-   surfactant: 1 to 30%, preferably 10 to 20%-   liquid carrier: 5 to 98%, preferably 60 to 85%    Dusts:-   active ingredient mixture: 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.1 to 5%-   solid carrier: 99.9 to 90%, preferably 99.9 to 99%    Suspension Concentrates:-   active ingredient mixture: 5 to 75%, preferably 10 to 50%-   water: 94 to 24%, preferably 88 to 30%-   surfactant: 1 to 40%, preferably 2 to 30%    Wettable Powders:-   active ingredient mixture: 0.5 to 90%, preferably 1 to 80%-   surfactant: 0.5 to 20%, preferably 1 to 15%-   solid carrier: 5 to 99%, preferably 15 to 90%    Granules:-   active ingredient mixture: 0.1 to 30%, preferably 0.1 to 15%-   solid carrier: 99.9 to 70%, preferably 99.9 to 85%

The compositions may also comprise further ingredients, such asstabilisers, e.g. vegetable oils or epoxidised vegetable oils(epoxidised coconut oil, rapeseed oil or soybean oil), anti-foams, e.g.silicone oil, preservatives, viscosity regulators, binders, tackifiers,and also fertilisers or other active ingredients. For the use of growthfactors of formula I, or of compositions comprising them, variousmethods and techniques come into consideration, such as, for example,the following:

i) Seed Dressing

a) Dressing of the seeds with a wettable powder formulation of acompound of the general formula I by shaking in a vessel until uniformlydistributed over the seed surface (dry dressing). In that procedureapproximately from 1 to 500 g of compound of the general formula I (4 gto 2 kg of wettable powder) are used per 100 kg of seed.b) Dressing of the seeds with an emulsifiable concentrate of a compoundof formula I according to method a) (wet dressing).c) Dressing by immersing the seeds for from 1 to 72 hours in a liquorcomprising from 100 to 1000 ppm of a compound of formula I andoptionally subsequently drying the seeds (immersion dressing).

Dressing the seed or treating the germinated seedling are naturally thepreferred methods of application, because treatment with the activeingredients is directed entirely at the target crop. Generally from 1 to1000 g of antidote, preferably from 5 to 250 g of antidote, are used per100 kg of seed, but depending on the methodology, which also enables theaddition of other active ingredients or micronutrients: theconcentration limits indicated can be varied up or down (repeatdressing).

ii) Application as a Tank Mixture

A liquid formulation of a mixture of antidote and growth regulator isused (ratio by weight of the one to the other from 10:1 to 1:100), therate of application of growth regulator being from 0.005 to

5.0 kg per hectare. Such tank mixtures are applied before or aftersowing.

iii) Application to the Seed Furrow

The compounds of formula I are introduced into the open, sown seedfurrow in the form of an emulsifiable concentrate, wettable powder orgranules. Once the seed furrow has been covered over, the growthregulator is applied in the usual manner in the pre-emergence process.

iv) Controlled Release of the Active Ingredient

The compounds of formula I are applied in solution to mineral granulecarriers or polymerised granules (urea/formaldehyde) and dried. Ifdesired, it is also possible to apply a coating that allows the activeingredient to be released in metered amounts over a specific period oftime (coated granules).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows differences in dose-dependent activation of cytokininreceptors AHK3 (upper chart) and CRE1/AHK4 (lower chart) in Escherichiacoli receptor assay (Spíchal et al., 2004) by cytokinin trans-zeatin(tZ), inhibitors of cytokinin oxidase-dehydrogenase INCYDE(2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine) and INCYDE-F(2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine) and representatives of the novelderivatives, compounds 12 and 91. Values represent means of threerepetitions, error bars represent SD.

FIG. 2 shows differences in dose-dependent activation of cytokininresponsive reporter gene ARR5:GUS (Romanov et al., 2002) by cytokinin6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), inhibitors of cytokinin oxidase-dehydrogenaseINCYDE and INCYDE-F and representatives of the novel derivativescompound 12 and 91. Bars represent means of three repetitions, errorbars represent SD.

FIG. 3 shows comparison of the effect of compound 12 and CKX inhibitorINCYDE application on complementation of wild-type phenotype of AtCKX1Arabidopsis seedlings. (A) AtCKX1 control, (B) AtCKX1 cultivated on 0.1μM compound 12, (C) AtCKX1 cultivated on 0.1 μM INCYDE, (D) controlplant with wild-type phenotype.

FIG. 4 illustrates similar dose-dependent effect of the compound 12 andstructurally related CKX inhibitor INCYDE on complementation ofwild-type shoot phenotype of AtCKX1 plants. Bars represent means offresh weight of rosettes of treated plants, error bars indicate SD(n=30).

FIG. 5 illustrates clear difference in effect of the compound 12 andstructurally related CKX inhibitor INCYDE on stimulation of root biomassof AtCKX1 plants. Bars represent means of fresh weight of roots oftreated plants, error bars indicate SD (n=30).

FIG. 6 shows comparison of the effect of 0.1 μM CKX inhibitor INCYDE(B), 0.1 μM compound 12 (C) and cytokinin BAP (D) on wild-typeArabidopsis root growth and development (A) in vitro.

FIG. 7 shows difference in dose-dependent effect of CKX inhibitorINCYDE, compound 12 and cytokinin BAP on retention of chlorophyll inrosettes incubated for 6 days in the dark in the presence of the testedcompounds. Values represent means from six replicates, error barsrepresent SD.

FIG. 8 illustrates the effect of compound 12 applied by drenching onshoot growth and biomass development of Arabidopsis plants.

FIG. 9 shows the effect of compound 12 applied by drenching in differentapplication rates on shoot growth and biomass development of Arabidopsisplants.

FIG. 10 shows effect of seed coating with compound 12 on formation ofroot and shoot dry biomass of maize in pot experiment. Values are shownrelative to control.

FIG. 11 illustrates the effect of compound 12 on viability of humanMRC-5 and BJ cell lines in Calcein AM assay after 3 days. Values areshown relative to control.

FIG. 12 shows activity of compound 12 in Ames test (Ames MPF™ 98/100Microplate Format Mutagenicity Assay); +/−S9 means with or withoutmetabolic activation, final concentration of positive controls (labeledas +): for −S9: 2 μg/ml 2-nitrofluorene+0.1 μg/ml4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide, for +S9: 5 μg/ml 2-aminoanthacene.

FIG. 13 shows immunofluorescent detection of γ-H2AX (indicator of DNAdamage) after the application of compound 12 for 24 h, cell line U-2-OS,positive control: 0.5-2 Gy roentgen radiation (Baltobloc), *significantly different from control, t-test, α=0.01.

EXAMPLES OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The starting material for the compounds of the formula I is2,6-dichloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine or2,6-dichloro-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2yl)purine prepared from2,6-dichloropurine and 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran or 2,3-dihydrofuran inacidic conditions of trifluoroacetic acid. Another starting material canbe 2-amino-6-chloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl) or9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine or2-fluoro-6-chloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl) or9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, synthesised from 2-amino-6-chloropurineby reaction with tetrafluoroboric acid in the presence of sodium nitrateaqueous solution (Beach et al., 1992). Another starting compound,2-bromo-6-chloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2yl) and9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, can be prepared from2-amino-6-chloropurine (Kim Hak Sung et al.; J. Med. Chem. 46; 23; 2003;4974-4987). Yet another starting material can be2-methyl-6-chloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2yl) or9-(tetrahydrofuran-2yl)purine (Kim et al., 2003). Yet another startingmaterial can be 2-nitro-6-chloro-9-Boc-purine, which can be preparedfrom 6-chloropurine (Rodenko et al.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127,5957-5963). Starting substituted phenylamines, not commerciallyavailable (others obtained via Sigma Aldrich or Fluorochem), wereprepared from the corresponding aldehydes in the presence of suitablecatalyst. These, which have more hydroxyl groups, may also be preparedby demethylation of appropriate methoxyderivatives using 48% HBr in N₂atmosphere.

Elemental analyses (C, H and N) were performed on an EA1108 CHN analyser(Fissons Instruments). The melting points were determined on a BÜCHIMelting Point B-540 apparatus. Analytical thin layer chromatography(TLC) was carried out using silica gel 60 WF₂₅₄ plates (Merck), mobilephase CHCl₃:MeOH: (9:1, v/v). ES+ mass spectra were recorded usingdirect probe on Waters ZMD 2000 mass spectrometer. The mass monitoringinterval was 10-1500 amu. The spectra were collected using 3.0 secondcyclical scans and applying sample cone voltage 25 V at source blocktemperature 150° C., desolvation temperature 80° C. and desolvation gasflow rate 200 l/hour. The mass spectrometer was directly coupled to aMassLynx data system. NMR spectra were measured in a Bruker Avance AV300 spectrometer operating at a temperature of 300 K and a frequency of300.13 MHz (¹H) and 75.48 MHz (¹³C), respectively. Samples were preparedby dissolving the compounds in DMSO-d₆. Tetramethylsilane (TMS) was usedas the internal standard.

Example 1 2-Chloro-6-anilino-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine

Aniline (4.96 g; 0.05 mol) was added to a suspension of2,6-dichloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine (8.19 g; 0.03 mol) inn-propanol (60 ml) and N,N′-ethyldiisopropylamine (6.44 g; 0.05 mol) wasadded. The reaction mixture was stirred at 100° C. for 5 hours. Aftercooling to room temperature the precipitate was filtered off, washedwith n-propanol (2×10 ml) and water (3×10 ml) and dried in the dryingoven at 60° C. into constant weight. Yield: 6.26 g yellowish substance(84.9%). TLC (chloroform-methanol; 9:1): one single spot; free of thestarting material, HPLC purity: 98+%. 1H-NMR, DMSO-d₆, TMS, ppm: 1.58m(2H, THP), 1.72-1.78m (1H, THP), 1.98d (2H, THP), 2.18-2.31m (1H, THP),3.65-3.75m (1H, THP), 4.02d (1H, THP), 5.63d (1H, THP), 7.09t, J=8.0 Hz(1H, Ar—H), 7.37t, J=8.0 Hz (2H, Ar—H), 7.84d, J=8.0 Hz (2H, Ar—H),8.30s (1H, C8-H), 10.18s (1H, N6-H).

Example 2 2-Chloro-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl) or(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine

2,6-dichloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine (8.19 g; 0.03 mol) reactedwith 3-chloroaniline (3.83 g; 0.03 mol) in n-butanol (40 ml) in thepresence of triethylamine (7 ml; 0.05 mol) at 90° C. for 5 hours. Aftercooling to room temperature, the yellow precipitate was filtered off,washed with cold n-butanol (2×10 ml), water (3×10 ml) and dried in thedrying oven at 60° C. into constant weight. Yield: 5.69 g yellow powder(65.8%). The crude product was crystallized from isopropanol. TLC(chloroform-methanol; 9:1): one single spot; free of starting material.HPLC purity: 98+%.2-chloro-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purin was preparedin an analogical way from 2,6-dichloro-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purineand 3-chloraniline 1H-NMR, DMSO-d₆, TMS, ppm: 1.58m (2H, THP),1.72-1.78m (1H, THP), 1.98d (2H, THP), 2.18-2.31m (1H, THP), 3.65-3.75m(1H, THP), 4.02d (1H, THP), 5.63d (1H, THP), 7.11dd, J_(a)=8.2 Hz,J_(b)=2.4 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.37t, J=8.2 Hz, (1H, Ar—H), 7.82dd, J_(a)=8.2Hz, J_(b)=2.1 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 8.06t, J=2.1 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 8.34s (1H,C8-H), 10.37bs (1H, N6-H).

Example 3 2-Chloro-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine

This compound was prepared in a similar manner as described in example2, by reaction of 2,6-dichloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl) or(9-tetrahydrofuran-2yl)purine (8.19 g; 7.77 g 0.03 mol) with3-fluoroaniline (3.33 g, 0.03 mol). The reaction mixture was thenevaporated on a rotary vacuum evaporator and the residue was partitionedbetween ethyl acetate and 0.5 M HCl. The organic layer was washed withwater, dried with MgSO₄, and evaporated to give a yellow solid (3.72 g).The crude product was purified by flash chromatography. Yield: 2.20 gyellow crystalline powder. TLC (chloroform-methanol; 9:1): homogenous.HPLC purity: 98+%. 1H-NMR, DMSO-d₆, TMS, ppm: 1.58m (2H, THP),1.72-1.78m (1H, THP), 1.98d (2H, THP), 2.18-2.31m (1H, THP), 3.65-3.75m(1H, THP), 4.02d (1H, THP), 5.63d (1H, THP), 6.59dd, J_(a)=8.0 Hz,J_(b)=2.5 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.02d, J=2.5 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.25dd, J_(a)=8.0Hz, J_(b)=2.5 Hz (1H, C15-H), 7.32tt, J_(a)=8.0 Hz, J_(b)=2.5 Hz (1H,Ar—H), 8.28s (1H, C8-H), 11.17s (1H, N6-H).

Example 4 2-Chloro-6-(3-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine

The compound was prepared by the reaction of2,6-dichloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl) or (9-tetrahydrofuran-2yl)purine(8.19 g; 7.77 g 0.03 mol), 3-aminophenol (3.27 g; 0.03 mol), andN,N-ethyldiisopropylamine (6.44 g; 0.05 mol) in n-butanol (40 ml) at 90°C. for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was then allowed to cool to roomtemperature and stirred. The formed crystalline precipitate wascollected, rinsed with cold n-butanol (3×10 ml), water (3×10 ml) anddried in the oven into constant weight. TLC (chloroform-methanol; 9:1):homogenous. HPLC purity: 98+%. 1H-NMR, DMSO-d₆, TMS, ppm: 1.58m (2H,THP), 1.72-1.78m (1H, THP), 1.97d (2H, THP), 2.18-2.31m (1H, THP),3.65-3.75m (1H, THP), 4.02d (1H, THP), 5.63d (1H, THP), 7.13t (1H,Ar—H), 7.28d (1H, Ar—H), 7.38s (1H, Ar—H), 8.30s (1H, C8-H), 9.44s (1H,N6-H), 10.09s (1H, OH).

Example 5 2-Chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine

To a suspension of 2,6-dichloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2yl) or9-(tetrahydrofuran-2yl)purine (8.19 g; 7.77 g 0.03 mol) and m-anisidine(3.69 g; 0.03 mol) in n-pentanol (40 ml), triethylamine (7 ml; 0.05 mol)was added. The reaction mixture was stirred at 90° C. for 4 hours andthen it was allowed to cool to the room temperature. The whiteprecipitate was collected, washed with isopropanol (2×10 ml) and water(3×10 ml). The crude product was purified by the crystallization frommethanol in the presence of activated charcoal to give white crystals.Yield: 4.36 g (77.8%). TLC (chloroform-methanol; 9:1): one single spot,free of starting material, HPLC purity: 98+%

Alternative Procedure:

To a suspension of 2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine (10 g; 0.036 mol)in dioxane (250 ml) and 3,4-dihydropyran (10 ml; 0.1 mol),trifluoroacetic acid (10 ml; 0.13 mol) was added dropwise. The reactionmixture was then warmed up to 60° C. and stirred for 2 hours at the sametemperature. Then it was cooled to 25° C. and neutralized with 7 Mmethanolic ammonia (20 ml). The solvent and an excess of trifluoroaceticacid was removed in vacuum rotary evaporator, the residue waspartitioned between ethyl acetate (200 ml) and water (200 ml). Waterphase was extracted with ethyl acetate (2×50 ml). The combined extractswere washed with brine (30 ml), dried with anhydrous sodium sulphate andevaporated to give a crude product (foam; 12.95 g, quant.). Purity(HPLC-MS min. 93%). The crude product was re-crystallized from ethylacetate-petrolether (1:10); yield: 10.0 g (77.0%). HPLC purity: 97+%.1H-NMR, DMSO-d₆, TMS, ppm: 1.58m (2H, THP), 1.72-1.78m (1H, THP), 1.98d(2H, THP), 2.18-2.31m (1H, THP), 3.65-3.75m (1H, THP), 3.76s (3H, CH₃),4.02d (1H, THP), 5.63d (1H, THP), 6.66-6.70 m (1H, Ar—H), J_(a)=8,J_(b)=2.2 Hz), 7.26t (1H, Ar—H), J=8 Hz), 7.45d (H, Ar—H), J=8.0 Hz),7.58t (1H, Ar—H), J=2.2 Hz), 8.54s (1H, C8), 10.27s (H, N6-H).

TABLE 1 Compounds Prepared by the methods of Examples 1-5

MS PURINE SUBSTITUENT CHN ANALYSES ANALYSES-ZMD R6 R2 Cyc [%] [M − H]⁻a) [M + H]⁺ b)  1 anilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 58.5; H = 4.9; N= 21.0 328 330  2 2-chloroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 53.1; H =3.9; N = 18.7 362 364  3 3-chloroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C =53.3; H = 3.8; N = 18.9 362 364  4 4-chloroanilino chlorotetrahydropyranyl C = 53.1; H = 4.0; N = 18.7 362 364  5 2-fluoroanilinochloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 55.4; H = 4.1; N = 19.7 346 348  63-fluoroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 55.3; H = 4.1; N = 19.8 346348  7 4-fluoroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 55.3; H = 4.1; N =19.8 346 348  8 2-hydroxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 55.9; H =4.7; N = 20.0 344 346  9 3-hydroxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C =56.0; H = 4.5; N = 19.9 344 346 10 4-hydroxyanilino chlorotetrahydropyranyl C = 55.9; H = 4.7; N = 19.8 344 346 112-methoxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 57.0; H = 5.2; N = 19.2358 360 12 3-methoxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 56.9; H = 5.2;N = 19.1 358 360 13 4-methoxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 57.0;H = 5.2; N = 18.9 358 360 14 2-aminoanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C =56.0; H = 5.0; N = 24.1 343 345 15 3-aminoanilino chlorotetrahydropyranyl C = 55.9; H = 5.1; N = 23.9 343 345 16 4-aminoanilinochloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 55.9; H = 5.0; N = 23.9 343 345 173,4-dimethoxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 55.9; H = 5.3; N =17.6 388 390 18 2,5-dimethoxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 56.1;H = 5.3; N = 17.4 388 390 19 3,4,5- chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 54.9; H= 5.2; N = 16.0 418 420 trimethoxyanilino 20 3,4-dihydroxyanilino chlorotetrahydropyranyl C = 53.5; H = 4.6; N = 19.1 360 362 212,5-dihydroxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 53.3; H = 4.5; N =19.0 360 362 22 2-chloro-5- chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 52.1; H = 4.5;N = 17.5 392 394 methoxyanilino 23 2-chloro-3- chloro tetrahydropyranylC = 52.0; H = 4.5; N = 17.8 392 394 methoxyanilino 24 2-bromo-3- chlorotetrahydropyranyl C = 46.9; H = 4.0; N = 15.5 437 439 methoxyanilino 252-methoxy-3- chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 52.1; H = 4.6; N = 17.6 392394 chloroanilino 26 3-ethoxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 58.1;H = 5.5; N = 18.6 372 374 27 2-hydroxy-5- chloro tetrahydropyranyl C =56.9; H = 5.1; N = 19.3 358 360 methylanilino 28 3-hydroxy-4- chlorotetrahydropyranyl C = 57.0; H = 5.1; N = 19.1 358 360 methylanilino 293-hydroxy-2- chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 56.8; H = 5.2; N = 19.1 358360 methylanilino 30 3,4-dimethylanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C =60.8; H = 5.7; N = 19.1 356 358 31 2-hydroxy-3- chloro tetrahydropyranylC = 54.7; H = 5.0; N = 18.4 374 376 methoxyanilino 32 2-hydroxy-4-chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 54.9; H = 5.1; N = 18.3 374 376methoxyanilino 33 4-hydroxy-3,5- chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 53.5; H =5.1; N = 16.9 404 406 dimethoxyanilino 34 2,3-difluoroanilino chlorotetrahydropyranyl C = 52.8; H = 4.0; N = 18.8 364 366 352,4-difluoroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 52.8; H = 3.9; N = 18.7364 366 36 2,3,4-trifluoroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 50.5; H =3.5; N = 17.9 382 384 37 2,4,5-trifluoroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyC = 50.3; H = 3.4; N = 18.0 382 384 38 2,3-dichloroanilino chlorotetrahydropyranyl C = 48.5; H = 3.7; N = 17.0 396 398 392,4-dichloroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 48.4; H = 3.6; N = 17.3396 398 40 3,5-dichloroanilino chloro tetrahydropyranyl C = 48.5; H =3.6; N = 17.2 396 398 41 anilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 57,5; H =4,3; N = 22,6 314 316 42 2-chloroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C =51.7; H = 3.5; N = 19.7 348 350 43 3-chloroanilino chlorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 51.7; H = 3.5; N = 19.7 348 350 44 4-chloroanilinochloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 51.9; H = 3.5; N = 19.5 348 350 452-fluoroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.4; H = 4.0; N = 20.5 332334 46 3-fluoroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.1; H = 3.9; N =20.3 332 334 47 4-fluoroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.1; H =4.0; N = 20.2 332 334 48 2-hydroxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C =54.7; H = 4.4; N = 20.7 330 332 49 3-hydroxyanilino chlorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.9; H = 4.4; N = 20.6 330 332 504-hydroxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.5; H = 4.4; N = 21.0330 332 51 2-methoxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 55.8; H = 4.8;N = 20.0 344 346 52 3-methoxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 56.0;H = 4.4; N = 19.8 344 346 53 4-methoxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C= 56.1; H = 4.7; N = 20.1 344 346 54 2-aminoanilino chlorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.8; H = 4.7; N = 25.1 329 331 55 3-aminoanilinochloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.6; H = 4.7; N = 25.2 329 331 564-aminoanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.9; H = 4.9; N = 24.9 329331 57 3,4-dimethoxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.6; H = 4.9;N = 18.2 374 376 58 2,5-dimethoxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C =54.9; H = 5.1; N = 18.1 374 376 59 3,4,5- chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C =53.9; H = 5.1; N = 17.0 404 406 trimethoxyanilino 603,4-dihydroxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 53.4; H = 4.6; N =19.0 346 348 61 2,5-dihydroxyanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 53.6;H = 4.6; N = 18.8 346 348 62 2-chloro-5- chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C =51.0; H = 4.1; N = 18.0 378 380 methoxyanilino 63 2-chloro-3- chlorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 50.9; H = 4.0; N = 18.2 378 380 methoxyanilino 642-bromo-3- chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 45.5; H = 3.7; N = 15.9 423 425methoxyanilino 65 2-methoxy-3- chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 50.7; H =4.0; N = 18.0 378 380 chloroanilino 66 3-ethoxyanilino chlorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 57.0; H = 5.2; N = 19.3 358 360 67 2-hydroxy-5-chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 56.0; H = 4.6; N = 20.0 344 246methylanilino 68 3-hydroxy-4- chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 55.9; H =4.6; N = 20.0 344 246 methylanilino 69 3-hydroxy-2- chlorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 56.0; H = 4.7; N = 19.8 344 246 methylanilino 703,4-dimethylanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 59.8; H = 5.4; N = 20.0342 344 71 2-hydroxy-3- chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 53.5; H = 4.5; N =19.0 360 362 methoxyanilino 72 2-hydroxy-4- chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C =53.4; H = 4.7; N = 19.1 360 362 methoxyanilino 73 4-hydroxy-3,5- chlorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 52.5; H = 4.7; N = 17.6 390 392 dimethoxyanilino74 2,3-difluoroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 51.7; H = 3.5; N =19.6 350 352 75 2,4-difluoroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 51.5; H= 3.4; N = 19.8 350 352 76 2,3,4-trifluoroanilino chlorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 49.0; H = 3.1; N = 18.8 368 370 772,4,5-trifluoroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 49.1; H = 3.1; N =18.8 368 370 78 2,3-dichloroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 46.6; H= 3.3; N = 17.9 382 384 79 2,4-dichloroanilino chloro tetrahydrofuranylC = 46.5; H = 3.2; N = 17.7 382 384

Example 6 2-Amino-6-(3-methoxytanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine

To a suspension of 2-amino-6-chloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine (2.73 g; 0.01 mol, 2.59 g) and m-anisidine(1.23 g; 0.01 mol) in n-butanol (20 ml), triethylamine (3.5 ml; 0.025mol) was added. The resulting thick suspension was stirred at 90° C. for5 hours. The TLC showed the absence of the starting material and thepresence of the desired product. The reaction mixture was then cooled toroom temperature. The white precipitate was filtered off, rinsed withn-butanol (3×10 ml) and water (3×10 ml) and dried in the drying oveninto constant weight. Yield: 2.19 g (85%). 1H-NMR, DMSO-d₆, TMS, ppm:1.58m (2H, THP), 1.72-1.78m (1H, THP), 1.97d (2H, THP), 2.18-2.31m (1H,THP), 3.65-3.75m (1H, THP), 3.79s (3H, CH₃), 4.02d (1H, THP), 5.63d (1H,THP), 6.76dd, J_(a)=8.0 Hz, J_(b)=2.2 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.30t, J=8 Hz (1H,Ar—H), 7.56d, J=8 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.63s (1H, Ar—H), 7.66bs (2H, NH₂),8.34s (1H, C8-H), 11.25s (1H, N6-H).

TABLE 2 Compounds Prepared by the Method of Example 6

MS PURINE SUBSTITUENT CHN ANALYSES ANALYSES-ZMD R6 R2 Cyc [%] [M − H]⁻a) [M + H]⁺ b) 128 anilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C = 62.2; H = 6.2; N= 26.7 309 311 130 3-chloroanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C = 56.2; H =5.2; N = 24.0 343 345 131 4-chloroanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C =56.0; H = 5.0; N = 24.1 343 345 132 2-fluoroanilino aminotetrahydropyranyl C = 58.9; H = 5.4; N = 25.2 327 329 1333-fluoroanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C = 59.0; H = 5.4; N = 25.3 327329 134 4-fluoroanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C = 59.0; H = 5.4; N =25.2 327 329 135 2-hydroxyanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C = 59.5; H =5.8; N = 25.1 325 327 136 3-hydroxyanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C =59.1; H = 5.6; N = 25.5 325 327 137 4-hydroxyanilino aminotetrahydropyranyl C = 59.2; H = 5.6; N = 25.4 325 327 1382-methoxyanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C = 60.3; H = 6.0; N = 24.3 339341 139 3-methoxyanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C = 60.2; H = 6.0; N =24.2 339 341 140 4-methoxyanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C = 60.3; H =6.0; N = 24.2 339 341 141 3,4-dimethylanilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C= 64.0; H = 6.7; N = 24.4 337 339 142 anilino amino tetrahydropyranyl C= 61.2; H = 5.6; N = 28.0 295 297 144 3-chloroanilino aminotetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.6; H = 4.6; N = 25.0 329 331 1462-fluoroanilino amino tetrahydrofuranyl C = 57.7; H = 4.9; N = 26..5 313315 147 3-fluoroanilino amino tetrahydrofuranyl C = 57.7; H = 4.8; N =26..5 313 315 148 4-fluoroanilino amino tetrahydrofuranyl C = 57.4; H =4.9; N = 26..4 313 315 150 3-hydroxyanilino amino tetrahydrofuranyl C =57.8; H = 5.2; N = 26..8 311 313 152 2-methoxyanilino aminotetrahydrofuranyl C = 59,1; H = 5,6; N = 25..4 325 327 1533-methoxyanilino amino tetrahydrofuranyl C = 59,4; H = 5,7; N = 25..5325 327 154 4-methoxyanilino amino tetrahydrofuranyl C = 59,1; H = 5,6;N = 25..5 325 327 155 3,4-dimethylanilino amino tetrahydrofuranyl C =63,3; H = 6,3; N = 25..6 323 325

Example 7 2-Fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine

This compound was prepared by the reaction of2-fluoro-6-chloro-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl or tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine(2.73 g; 0.01 mol, 2.59 g), m-anisidine (1.23 g; 0.01 mol) andtriethylamine (3.5 ml; 0.025 mol) in n-butanol (20 ml) at 90° C. for 4hours. The reaction mixture was then cooled to the room temperature. Thewhite precipitate was filtered off, rinsed with n-butanol (3×10 ml) andwater (3×10 ml) and dried in the drying oven into constant weight.Yield: 5.55 g (61%) of yellowish crystalline powder. TLC(chloroform-methanol; 85:15): one single spot. HPLC purity: 99+%.1H-NMR, DMSO-d₆, TMS, ppm: 1.58m (2H, THP), 1.72-1.75m (1H, THP), 1.97d(2H, THP), 2.20-2.32m (1H, THP), 3.65-3.72m (1H, THP), 3.76s (3H, CH₃),4.01d (1H, THP), 5.60d (1H, THP), 6.69dd, J_(a)=8.1 Hz, J_(b)=2.2 Hz(1H, Ar—H), 7.26t, J=8.1 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.45dd, J_(a)=8.1 Hz, J_(b)=2.2Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.53t, J=2.2 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 8.51s (1H, C8H), 10.36bs (1H,N6H).

TABLE 3 Compounds Prepared by the Method of Example 7

MS PURINE SUBSTITUENT CHN ANALYSES ANALYSES-ZMD R6 R2 Cyc [%] [M − H]⁻a) [M + H]⁺ b)  80 anilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 61.6; H = 5.2; N= 22.2 312 314  81 2-chloroanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 55..5; H= 4.4; N = 20.0 346 348  82 3-chloroanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C =55..5; H = 4.4; N = 20.0 346 348  83 4-chloroanilino fluorotetrahydropyranyl C = 55..5; H = 4.4; N = 19.8 346 348  842-fluoroanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 58.3; H = 4.7; N = 20.7 330332  85 3-fluoroanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 58.2; H = 4.8; N =20.9 330 332  86 4-fluoroanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 58.3; H =4.7; N = 20.8 330 332  87 2-hydroxyanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C =58.5; H = 5.1; N = 20.9 328 330  88 3-hydroxyanilino fluorotetrahydropyranyl C = 58.7; H = 5.2; N = 21.0 328 330  894-hydroxyanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 58.6; H = 5.2; N = 21.0328 330  90 2-methoxyanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 59.7; H = 5.4;N = 20.1 342 244  91 3-methoxyanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 59.9;H = 5.6; N = 19.9 342 244  92 4-methoxyanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranylC = 59.7; H = 5.5; N = 20.0 342 244  93 3,4-dimethoxyanilino fluorotetrahydropyranyl C = 58.4; H = 5.5; N = 18.3 372 374  942,5-dimethoxyanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 58.6; H = 5.4; N =18.4 372 374  95 3,4-dihydroxyanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 55.8;H = 4.8; N = 19.9 344 346  96 2,5-dihydroxyanilino fluorotetrahydropyranyl C = 55.7; H = 4.7; N = 20.0 344 346  97 2-chloro-5-fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 54.2; H = 4.7; N = 18.2 376 378methoxyanilino  98 2-methoxy-3- fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 54.3; H =4.7; N = 18.2 376 378 chloroanilino  99 3-ethoxyanilino fluorotetrahydropyranyl C = 60.6; H = 5.7; N = 19.2 356 358 100 2-hydroxy-5-fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 59.7; H = 5.4; N = 20.2 342 344methylanilino 101 3-hydroxy-4- fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 59.6; H =5.4; N = 20.1 342 344 methylanilino 102 3-hydroxy-2- fluorotetrahydropyranyl C = 59.7; H = 5.4; N = 20.1 342 344 methylanilino 1033,4-dimethylanilino fluoro tetrahydropyranyl C = 62,6; H = 6,1; N = 20.4340 342 104 anilino fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 59.9; H = 4.9; N = 23.2298 300 106 3-chloroanilino fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 54..3; H = 4.1;N = 20.8 332 334 109 3-fluoroanilino fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 57.0;H = 4.3; N = 21.7 316 318 112 3-hydroxyanilino fluoro tetrahydrofuranylC = 57.4; H = 4.6; N = 21.9 314 316 114 2-methoxyanilino fluorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 58.8; H = 5.1; N = 21.0 328 330 1153-methoxyanilino fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 58.7; H = 5.1; N = 21.1328 330 116 4-methoxyanilino fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 58.7; H = 5.2;N = 21.1 328 330 117 3,4-dimethoxyanilino fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C =58.2; H = 5.5; N = 18.5 358 360 120 2,5-dihydroxyanilino fluorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 54.5; H = 4.4; N = 20.8 330 332 121 2-chloro-5-fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 53.1; H = 4.2; N = 19.0 362 364methoxyanilino 122 2-methoxy-3- fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 53.0; H =4.3; N = 19.1 362 364 chloroanilino 123 3-ethoxyanilino fluorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 59.6; H = 5.4; N = 20.1 342 344 124 2-hydroxy-5-fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 58.5; H = 5.0; N = 21.0 328 330methylanilino 125 3-hydroxy-4- fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 58.4; H =5.0; N = 20.9 328 330 methylanilino 126 3-hydroxy-2- fluorotetrahydrofuranyl C = 58.5; H = 5.0; N = 20.9 328 330 methylanilino 1273,4-dimethylanilino fluoro tetrahydrofuranyl C = 62.4; H = 5.6; N = 21.5326 328

Example 8 2-Methylthioxanthine

Dimethyl sulfate (77 g, 58 ml) was added dropwise into a freshlyprepared solution of 2-thioxanthine (103 g, 0.613 mol) in 2 M NaOH (613ml) and water (245 ml), temperature was maintained between 25 and 40° C.Reaction mixture was stirred for another hour and then left to standovernight at room temperature. The dark red liquid was then filtered andthe product was precipitated by concentrated acetic acid, filtered andre-crystallized from hot water (1500 ml) with active carbon. The productwas crystallized at −10° C., filtered and dried at 95° C. for 3 h, andthen over phosphorus (V) oxide to constant weight. Yield: 48%. HPLCpurity: 80%.

Example 9 2-Methylthio-6-chloropurin

2-Methylthioxanthine (65 g) was mixed with POCl₃ (975 ml) andN,N-diethylaniline (97.5 ml). Reaction mixture was then refluxed atmechanical stirring for 90 minutes. Excess POCl₃ was removed by vacuumrotary evaporator at 55-60° C. and the residue was mixed with ice (0°C., 1.75 kg) for 10 minutes (until total hydrolysis of POCl₃ wasachieved). The product was then extracted by ethyl acetate (4×2.5 l).The extracts were washed with water and evaporated to dryness, yieldinga dark brown solid. The raw product was re-crystallized from ethanolwith active carbon and dried to constant weight over phosphorus (V)oxide. Yield: 23.6 g (33%). HPLC purity: 99%. TLC (chloroform/methanol,9/1)—no impurities.

Example 10 2-Methylthio-6-anilinopurine

2-methylthio-6-chloropurine (10 g, 50 mmol), aniline (7.7 g, 63 mmol)and triethylamine (35 ml, 250 mmol) were refluxed in butanol (400 ml)for 2 h. Butanol was removed in vacuo and water (290 ml) added to thecooled residue. pH was adjusted to 8.0, the mixture was left at −16° C.overnight. Filtration and drying over phosphorus pentoxide in vacuo gave10 g crude yellow-green product. The product was chromatographicallypurified (250 g silica, Fisons, chloroform); eluted withchloroform/methanol (97/3, v/v). Appropriate fractions were dried invacuo, re-crystallised from ethanol with decolourisation by activecarbon. After dryig to constant weight over P₂O₅, yield 5.76 g, (46%),HPLC purity >98%. TLC: chloroform/methanol (9/1, v/v), no contaminants.

Example 11 2-Methylthio-6-anilino-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purin

3,4-dihydropyrane (10 ml, 0.1 mol) and trifluoroacetic acid (10 ml, 0.13mol) were added in this order to the suspension of2-methylthio-6-anilinopurine (10 g; 0.039 mol) in dioxane (250 ml). Thereaction mixture was then heated to 60° C., and stirred at thistemperature for 2 hours. Then the reaction mixture was cooled to 25° C.and neutralized with 7 M methanolic ammonia at cooling. Dioxane wasdistilled off under vacuum and the residue was worked up with ethylacetate (200 ml) and water (200 ml). Aqueous phase was extracted byethyl acetate (2×50 ml). Combined organic extracts were shaked withsaline (30 ml), dried with dehydrated sodium sulfate and evaporater onrotary vacuum evaporator. Yield: 13.4 g (quant.) of beige amorphousproduct. HPLC purity: 93%+. The raw product was re-crystallized from themixture ethyl acetate-petrolether (1:10); yield: 10.3 g (77.0%) ofoff-white product. HPLC purity: 97%+. 1H-NMR, DMSO-d₆, TMS, ppm: 1.58m(2H, THP), 1.72-1.78m (1H, THP), 1.98d (2H, THP), 2.18-2.31m (1H, THP),2.49s (3H, CH₃S), 3.65-3.75m (1H, THP), 4.02d (1H, THP), 5.63d (1H,THP), 6.69dd, J_(a)=8.2 Hz, J_(b)=2.2 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.29t, J=8.2 Hz, 1H(Ar—H), 7.46dd, J_(a)=8.2 Hz, J_(b)=2.2 Hz (1H, Ar—H), 7.67t, J=2.2 Hz(1H, Ar—H), 9.00s (1H, C8H), 10.74s (1H, N6H).

TABLE 5 Compounds Prepared by the Method of Examples 8-11

MS PURINE SUBSTITUENT CHN ANALYSES ANALYSES-ZMD R6 R2 Cyc [%] [M − H]⁻a) [M + H]⁺ b) 157 anilino methylthio tetrahydropyranyl C = 60.0; H =5.7; N = 20,3 340 342 158 3-chloroanilino methylthio tetrahydropyranyl C= 54.6; H = 4.9; N = 18.2 374 376 159 3-fluoroanilino methylthiotetrahydropyranyl C = 56.9; H = 5.1; N = 19.4 358 360 1604-fluoroanilino methylthio tetrahydropyranyl C = 56.9; H = 5.2; N = 19.4358 360 161 3-hydroxyanilino methylthio tetrahydropyranyl C = 57.5; H =5.5; N = 19.2 356 358 162 2-methoxyanilino methylthio tetrahydropyranylC = 58.5; H = 5.7; N = 18.6 370 372 163 3-methoxyanilino methylthiotetrahydropyranyl C = 58.4; H = 5.8; N = 18.7 370 372 1644-methoxyanilino methylthio tetrahydropyranyl C = 58.5; H = 5.8; N =18.7 370 372 165 3,4-dimethoxyanilino methylthio tetrahydropyranyl C =56.5; H = 5.9; N = 17.2 400 402 166 2,5-dimethoxyanilino methylthiotetrahydropyranyl C = 56.7; H = 5.1; N = 17.4 400 402 167 2-chloro-5-methylthio tetrahydropyranyl C = 53.5; H = 5.1; N = 17.0 404 406methoxyanilino 168 2-methoxy-3- methylthio tetrahydropyranyl C = 53.6; H= 5.1; N = 17.1 404 406 chloroanilino 169 anilino methylthiotetrahydrofuranyl C = 58.9; H = 5.3; N = 21,1 326 328 1702-methoxyanilino methylthio tetrahydrofuranyl C = 57.4; H = 5.5; N =19.2 356 358 171 3-methoxyanilino methylthio tetrahydrofuranyl C = 57.1;H = 5.5; N = 19.4 356 358 172 4-methoxyanilino methylthiotetrahydrofuranyl C = 57.2; H = 5.4; N = 19.3 356 358

Example 12 2-Bromo-6-(methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine

2-Bromo-6-(methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine was prepared in a similar manner to example5 by the reaction of 2-bromo-6-chloro-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl ortetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine (2.73 g; 0.01 mol, 2.59 g) and m-anisidine(molar ratio 1:1) in the presence of triethylamine (2.5 eq.) inn-propanol at 90° C. for 5 hours. After cooling to room temperature theresulting white precipitate was filtered off, washed with coldn-propanol and water and dried in desiccator into constant weight.Yield: 69%. Crude product was purified by crystallization from methanoland free base was obtained by treatment of hydrobromide with 10% aqueousammonia. HPLC purity: 98+%.

TABLE 6 Compounds Prepared by the Method of Example 12

MS PURINE SUBSTITUENT CHN ANALYSES ANALYSES-ZMD R6 R2 Cyc [%] [M − H]⁻a) [M + H]⁺ b) 173 Anilino bromo tetrahydropyranyl C = 51.6; H = 4.4; N= 21.1 373 375 174 2-chloroanilino bromo tetrahydropyranyl C = 47.4; H =3.8; N = 16.9 407 409 175 3-chloroanilino bromo tetrahydropyranyl C =47.2; H = 3.8; N = 17.0 407 409 176 2-fluoroanilino bromotetrahydropyranyl C = 49.3; H = 4.0; N = 17.7 391 393 1773-fluoroanilino bromo tetrahydropyranyl C = 49.1; H = 3.9; N = 17.6 391393 178 3-methoxyanilino bromo tetrahydropyranyl C = 50.7; H = 4.6; N =17.0 403 405 179 3-hydroxyanilino bromo tetrahydropyranyl C = 49.5; H =4.2; N = 17.9 389 391 180 Anilino bromo tetrahydrofuranyl C = 50.2; H =4.0; N = 19.1 359 361 181 3-chloroanilino bromo tetrahydrofuranyl C =45.8; H = 3.3; N = 17.6 393 395 182 2-fluoroanilino bromotetrahydrofuranyl C = 48.1; H = 3.6; N = 18.2 377 379 1833-fluoroanilino bromo tetrahydrofuranyl C = 48.0; H = 3.5; N = 18.3 377379 184 3-methoxyanilino bromo tetrahydrofuranyl C = 49.6; H = 4.3; N =17.6 389 391 185 3-hydroxyanilino bromo tetrahydrofuranyl C = 48.0; H =3.8; N = 18.5 375 377

Example 13 Agonistic Activity of2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine (Compound12) and 2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine(Compound 91) on Cytokinin Receptors

Escherichia coli strains KMI001 harbouring the plasmid pIN-III-AHK4 orpSTV28-AHK3 were grown overnight at 25° C. in M9 media enriched with0.1% casamino acids to OD₆₀₀˜1. The preculture was diluted 1:600 in 1 mlM9 medium containing 0.1% casamino acids and 1 μL stock solution ofeither the tested compound (10⁻⁷ M-5×10⁻⁵ M) or solvent control (DMSO,ethanol, methanol) were added. The cultures were further grown at 25° C.in microtiter plate, 200 μL per well. Incubation times of 17 h and 28 hwere found to be optimal for CRE1/AHK4 and AHK3, respectively. Thecultures were centrifuged and 50 μL aliquots of the supernatant weretransferred to microtiter plate containing 2 μL 50 mM 4-methylumbelliferyl galactoside which was subsequently incubated for 1 h at 37°C. The reaction was stopped by adding 100 μL 0.2 M Na₂CO₃. Fluorescencewas measured using a Fluoroscan Ascent (Labsystems, Finland) at theexcitation and emission wavelengths of 365 and 460 nm, respectively. TheOD₆₀₀ of remaining culture was determined and β-galactosidase activitywas calculated as nmol 4-methylumbelliferone×OD₆₀₀ ⁻¹×h⁻¹.

The curves shown in FIG. 1 show that compared to the cytokinintrans-zeatin (tZ) the novel compound 12 have very low ability toactivate the cytokinin receptors AHK3 and CRE1/AHK4, and compound 91 donot activate any of the receptors. This indicates that if acytokinin-like activity is observed after application of the compounds12 and 91, it is resulting from mechanism different from directactivation of the cytokinin receptor pathway. The comparison withstructurally related CKX inhibitors INCYDE(2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine) and INCYDE-F(2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine) also indicates that the novelcompounds have original mode of action different from the CKX inhibitorsINCYDE and INCYDE-F.

Example 14 Induction of Cytokinin Reporter ARR5 Expression afterApplication of of2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine (Compound12)

Cytokinins induce in Arabidopsis transcription of gene ARR5, a member ofA-type response regulator family classified as cytokinin primaryresponse genes being expressed down-stream of sensing by cytokininreceptors. We cultivated transgenic Arabidopsis plants harbouringP_(ARR5)::GUS reporter (D'Agostino et al. Plant Physiol. 124: 1706-1717,2000) in MS medium containing cytokinin BAP, CKX inhibitor INCYDE andnovel compounds 12 and 91 in concentrations 0.01, 0.1, 1, 5, 10 μM; DMSO(0.1%) was tested as solvent control. Seeds were surface-sterilized in70% ethanol and then placed into wells of 6-well microtiter plate (TPP,Switzerland) containing 3 mL of MS medium in each well. After sowingplates were pretreated in dark at 4° C. to synchronize the germinationof the seeds. Then the plates were transferred to growth chamber (22°C., 16 h light/8 h dark) and after 2-3 days after germination the testedcompounds were applied directly into the media. The plants wereincubated with the tested compounds for 17 h. Quantitative estimation ofthe level of ARR5:GUS gene induction was done according to methodpublished by Romanov et al. (Romanov et al. FEBS Letters 515: 39-43,2002). After extraction of proteins the GUS activity was determinedusing incubation with fluorogenic substrate MUG (4-methylumbelliferylglucuronid; 1 h, 37° C.) and then fluorescence 365 nm and 460 nm(excitation and emission wavelengths) was recorded, as described indetail by Spíchal et al. (Spíchal et al. Plant and Cell Physiology 45:1299-1305, 2004).

Quantitative assay showed compound 12 and 91 dose-dependent induction ofARR5:GUS expression (FIG. 2). Taking into account that the compound 12activated cytokinin receptors only weakly and compound 91 fails toactivate cytokinin receptors at all (see FIG. 1 from previous example),it can be concluded that these compounds do not act as cytokininsdirectly, but after their application to the plants cytokinin pathway isactivated indirectly. Comparison with activities of CKX inhibitorsINCYDE (2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine) and INCYDE-F(2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine) (FIG. 2) also documents thatcompounds 12 and 91 have different mode of action than the mentionedstructuraly related CKX inhibitors.

Example 15 Inhibition of Cytokinin Oxidase/Dehydrogenase Activity

IC₅₀ measurements were done using the assay in microtitre plate. Eachwell contained 100 μL of PMS/MTT [phenazinemethosulfate/3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide] reaction mixture (final concentrations: 0.1 M KH₂PO₄, pH 7.4, 1mM MTT, 0.2 mM PMS) containing the tested compound (3×10⁻⁷ M-3×10⁻⁴ M)and 30 μM N⁶-isopentenyladenine (iP) as a substrate. 100 μL of cell-freegrowth medium of S. cerevisiae strain 23344c ura⁻ harboring the plasmidpYES2-AtCKX2 was directly used as a source of AtCKX2. Plates wereincubated in the dark for 30 min at 37° C. and the enzymatic reactionwas stopped by 25 μL of 35% acetic acid. The absorbance at 578 nm wasmeasured using spectrophotometer Tecan. Absorbance of the sample withoutiP was subtracted.

The IC₅₀ value, the compound concentration that inhibits the enzymeactivity to 50%, was calculated from the obtained dose response curves.The values shown in Table 7 are means of three replicates and the entiretest was repeated at least twice. More potent compounds than thidiazuronhave IC₅₀ values lower than thidiazuron. Compound 12 is an effectiveinhibitor of AtCKX2 activity, app. 3-times stronger that thidiazuron andonly app. 3-times weaker than the structurally related compound INCYDE(2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine). It indicates that compound 12 candirectly act as an original inhibitor of CKX activity in plant tissuesand thus increase the endogenous cytokinin levels. On the other hand thevisible difference in activity of compound 91 and its structurallyrelated CKX inhibitor INCYDE-F (2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine)indicates that biological activity of compound 91 is caused also byother mechanism different from CKX inhibition.

TABLE 7 The effect of novel compounds on inhibition of recombinantAtCKX2 Tested compound IC50 No. R6 R2 R9 (μmol · L⁻¹) thidiazuron 55INCYDE 6.7 INCYDE-F 5.2 12 3-methoxyanilino chloro tetrahydropyr 19.5 913-methoxyanilino fluoro tetrahydropyr 380

Example 16 In Vitro Effect of2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl) purine (Compound12) on Shoot and Root Growth of Cytokinin Deficient Arabidopsis Plants

To prove that compound 12 has positive effect on plant growth anddevelopment through inhibition of the cytokinin degradation enzyme CKX(thus through stabilitation of plant endogenous cytokinin levels) andthat the phenotype complementation effect is not general effect ofexogenously applied cytokinin, CKX1 overproducing (35S:CKX1) Arabidopsisseedlings were grown in vitro on a standard MS medium containing 0.1 μMcytokinin BAP, the same concentration of compound 12 and the sameconcentration of CKX inhibitor INCYDE(2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine). FIG. 3 clearly shows that theapplication of compound 12 as well as CKX inhibitor INCYDE released theplants from growth inhibition caused by decreased cytokinin level andled to restauration of wild type shoot phenotype in a dose dependentmanner (FIG. 4). Such an effect cannot be reached by application of thecytokinin BAP (WO 2008/CZ00074).

To further prove that the action of the compound 12 is different fromstructurally similar CKX inhibitor INCYDE(2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine), effect of the both compounds onthe root growth of the 35S:CKX1 Arabidopsis plants was assessed. Asshown in FIG. 5 whereas INCYDE did not influence the root biomass in thetested concentration range, compound 12 exert strong dose-dependentpositive effect. Constitutive overexpression of CKX in 35S:CKX1 plantsleads to enhanced root growth. If CKX inhibitor can restore WTphenotype, it is expected that inhibition of the CKX activity in35S:AtCKX1 plants should thus have no effect or inhibit their rootgrowth. Such observation was done in case of INCYDE, but not compound12. Thus, despite the fact that compound 12 is capable of inhibition ofCKX activity (example 16) the result described in this example clearlyindicates that the biological activity of compound 12 is different fromspecific CKX inhibitor INCYDE.

Example 17 In Vitro Effect of2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-tetrahydropyran-2-ylpurine (Compound 12)on Root Growth of Wild-Type Arabidopsis Plants

As shown in previous example presence of compound 12 in the growthmedium has positive effect on the root growth of cytokinin-deficientArabidopsis plants. This effect was further studied using wild-typeArabidopsis plants and compared with biologically and structurallyrelevant compounds, a cytokinin BAP and a CKX inhibitor INCYDE. 35S:CKX1Arabidopsis seedlings were grown in vitro on a standard MS mediumcontaining 0.1 μM cytokinin BAP, the same concentration of compound 12and the same concentration of CKX inhibitor INCYDE(2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine). FIG. 6 clearly shows that whereascytokinin BAP and CKX inhibitor INCYDE expectedly inhibited root growth,application of compound 12 showed positive effect on the root length andlateral branching.

Example 18 Effect of 2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)aminopurine (Compound12) on Leaf Chlorophyll Degradation in Shoot Rosettes of Arabidopsis

The effect of the compound 12 on retention of chlorophyll in the darktreated plants was tested using app. 18 DAG (days after germination) oldArabidopsis plants grown in vitro on standard MS medium (16 h/8 hlight/dark regime, light intensity 120 μmol·m^(−l)·s⁻¹). Shoots of theplants were excised from the roots and the whole rossetes were placedinto 6-well plate (one rosete per well) into water (3 mL per well)containing 0.01% DMSO (solvent control), or compound 12, cytokinin BAPand CKX inhibitor INCYDE (2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)purine), inconcentrations of 0.01, 0.1, 1 and 10 μM. The plates were then incubatedin the dark for 6 days at 25° C. After incubation chlorophyll from eachrosette was extracted into 1.8 mL of 80% ethanol, during 30 min ofheating to 80° C. The chlorophyll content in extracts was measuredspectrofotometricaly at 665 nm. As shown in FIG. 7, compound 12 showedhighest activity in 1 μM concentration exceeding that of both cytokininBAP and CKX inhibitor INCYDE. In this concentration the rosettes keptaround 95% of chlorophyll.

Example 19

Effect of Drenching Application of Compound 12 on Morphological andYield Traits of Arabidopsis

Presence of the compound 12 in the growth medium of in vitro growncytokinin-deficient Arabidopsis plants showed positive effect on bothshoot and root growth (see Example 22 and 23). To test the effect onwild-type plants Arabidopsis (ecotype Col-0) was grown in soil incontrolled conditions in a growth chambre (16 hours light/8 hours dark;light intensity 120 μmol·m⁻¹·s⁻¹; 22° C.; 60% humidity). In the stage ofapp. the middle of the principal growth stage 1 and the beginning ofprincipal growth stage 5 (according to Arabidopsis growth stagesdescribed by Boyes et al., 2001) 1-10 mL of the compound 12 was appliedregulary every third day in 0.1 and 1 μM concentration in differentapplication rates (experiment 1-1 mL of 1 μM compound 12 water solution12-times; experiment 2-10 mL of 0.1 and 1 μM compound 12 water solution1-, 3- and 5-times) by drenching to each plant pot. DMSO (0.01%) wasused as a solvent control. The plants were grown till the end of thegenerative stage and then morphological parametres (primaryinflorescence stem length, number of auxiliary branches, number of oflateral branches, fresh shoot biomass, number of flowers, number ofsiliques) and the seed yield were recorded.

The initial experiment 1 showed that the regular drenching with 1 μMcompound 12 leads to stimulation of the overall shoot biomass (FIG. 8).In the subsequent experiment 2 effect of drenching with twoconcentrations (0.1 and 1 μM) of compound 12 was tested in threeapplication rates (1×, 3×, 5×). All the applications had stimulatoryeffect on the overall shoot biomass and significantly increased themonitored morphological parametres (FIG. 9). As summarized in Table 8the higher doses increased the primary inflorescence stem length by16-34%, number of auxiliary branches by 6-25%, number of of lateralbranches by 77-249%, fresh shoot biomass by 6-22%, number of flowers by20-89%, number of siliques by 5-66%, and the seed yield by 6-26%,compared to control, respectively (for particular values see Table 8).

The presented data indicate that drenching application with compound 12increases significantly plant performance leading to increase in shootarchitecture, biomass and total seed yield of Arabidopsis model plant.

Example 20

Effect of Seed Coating with Compound 12 on Shoot and Root Growth ofMaize (Pot Experiment)

The drenching experiments with model plant Arabidopsis pointed topotential application of compound 12 in stimulation of plant growth anddevelopment when the roots of the plants are exposed to the chemical. Toprove this effect of compound 12 applied by seed coating was testedusing maize. In the year 2011 pot experiment was performed with maize(hybrid Amadeo; KWS, FAO 230). The seeds were coated with 10 and 50 μMconcentration of compound 12 mixed into seed treatment agent Cruiser OSR(Syngenta; 8 L of solution per 1000 kg of seeds). Seeds coated with onlyCruiser OSR were used for control variant. The seeds were dried and thensown into the soil, one plant per 15 L pot (30 plants were used pervariant). The plants were harvested after app. one month in stage DC 18(eight leafs per plant). The shoots and the roots of each plant wereseparated and dried. The weight of dry shoot and root biomass wasrecorded. As shown in FIG. 10 compound 12 showed dose-dependentstimulatory effect on the both shoot and root dry biomass. The plants,which seeds were coated with the lower concentration of compound 12,formed 2-times higher root dry biomass and 2.75-times higher shoot drybiomass. In total this was reflected by 2.3-times increase of the totalplant dry weight.

This data indicate that compound 12 can be used with advantage for seedapplications to improve the biomass of crops such as maize.

Example 21

Effect of Seed Coating with Compound 12 on Shoot Biomass of Silage Maize(Field Experiment)

Based on the results discussed in previous Example 25, field plotexperiments were performed on two different locations (Kroměříž CzechRepublic; Olomouc, Czech Republic) in years 2012 and 2013 to evaluatethe effect of seed coating with compound 12 on biomass formation ofmaize. In

TABLE 8 Phenotypic analysis of Arabidopsis plants treated with compound12. The experiment was repeated three times with comparable results. Ineach experiment 30 plants per each variant were used. Stars indicate *P< 0.05, *P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 (Student's t-test, n = 30). 0.1 μM TraitControl application rate 1x application rate 3x application rate 5xprimary inflorescence 33.26 ± 3.4  32.78 ± 5.5 (98%) 39.6 ± 3.8(119%)*** 38.61 ± 5.2 (116%)*** stem length (cm) No. of auxiliary 3.59 ±0.7 4.06 ± 1.3 (113%) 3.82 ± 0.6 (106%) 3.94 ± 1.1 (109%) branches No.of lateral 4.71 ± 1.8 8.59 ± 3.1 (182%)*** 8.35 ± 3.3 (177%)*** 9.82 ±4.4 (208%)*** branches No. of flowers 75.71 ± 27.8 116.12 ± 70 (153%)*91.23 ± 50.1 (120%) 99.59 ± 59.3 (131%) No. of siliques 133.59 ± 33.8 133.94 ± 47 (100%) 154.29 ± 25.6 (115%) 141.24 ± 31.7 (105%) fresh shoot1.09 ± 0.3 1.18 ± 0.4 (108%) 1.16 ± 0.2 (106%) 1.18 ± 0.3 (108%) biomass(g) seed yield (g) 0.29 ± 0.2 0.30 ± 0.1 (102%) 0.31 ± 0.1 (106%) 0.35 ±0.1 (120%) per plant 1 μM Trait application rate 1x application rate 3xapplication rate 5x primary inflorescence 32.66 ± 3.8 (98%) 39.07 ± 3.2(117%)*** 44.66 ± 5.9 (134%)*** stem length (cm) No. of auxiliary 4.29 ±1.5 (119%) 4.29 ± 1.1 (119%)* 4.50 ± 1.3 (125%) branches No. of lateral13.35 ± 4.7 (283%)*** 13.50 ± 3.9 (286%)*** 16.44 ± 6.1 (349%)***branches No. of flowers 139.65 ± 51.7 (184%)*** 118.53 ± 36.6 (156%)***143.56 ± 66.3 (189%)*** No. of siliques 134.82 ± 31.1 (100%) 155.29 ±44.1 (116%) 220.00 ± 37.4 (164%)*** fresh shoot 1.17 ± 0.3 (107%) 1.23 ±0.3 (113%) 1.81 ± 0.3 (166%)*** biomass (g) seed yield (g) 0.37 ± 0.1(126%) 0.36 ± 0.1 (122%) 0.33 ± 0.1 (111%) per plantthe season 2012 the seeds of maize (hybrid Amadeo; KWS, FAO 230) werecoated with 10 and 50 μM water solution of compound 12 (8 L of solutionper 1000 kg of seeds). The seeds were dried and then sown in the sowingrate 90.000 seeds per hectare in 4 replications per each variant inrandomized positions (each replication was 10 square meter plot). Theplants were harvested when reached the stage of 33-34% of dry mass. Theplants were then analyzed for their moisture and standardized dry mass.

The experiment was repeated in the season 2013 with 50 μM concentrationof compound 12 in the same experimental design with maize hybrid Zidane(KWS, FAO 250).

The results obtained in all field plot experiments are summarized inTable 9. The data show that the seed treatment with compound 12positively influenced the dry biomass of maize without any effect on theplant height. The average silage yield counted from all trials performedshows 110.9% increase in case of concentration 10 μM (counted from 2trials) and 105.3% in case of concentration 50 μM (counted from 3trials), respectively. This data indicate that compound 12 can be usedwith advantage for seed applications to improve the biomass of cropssuch as maize in field conditions.

TABLE 9 Summary of effects of on-seed application of compound 12 onmaize silage yield obtained in field plot experiments performed at twolocalities in years 2012 and 2013 with maize hybrides Amadeo (KWS, FAO230) and Zidane (KWS, FAO 250). Average silage yield of control was50.95 t/ha (in Olomouc), and 49.60 t/ha (in Kromeriz), respectively.Asterics indicate P value 0.01-0.05. Absolute green Relative dry Heightbefore matter/dry matter yield harvest (cm/ Variant matter yield (% ofcontrol) % of control) Location, year Cpd 12 (50 μM) 68.78/19.23 101.33 246.4/100.8 Olomouc, 2013 66.47/22.33 107.82* — Krom{hacek over(e)}{hacek over (r)}í{hacek over (z)}, 2013 Cpd 12 (10 μM) 43.20/17.01110.94 237.3/98.3 Olomouc, 2012 Cpd 12 (50 μM) 44.31/17.80 116.06235.8/97.7 Olomouc, 2012 Cpd 12 (10 μM) 52.19/23.06 110.85  276.6/101.0Krom{hacek over (e)}{hacek over (r)}í{hacek over (z)}, 2012 Cpd 12 (50μM) 49.52/22.18 106.63 273.5/99.8 Krom{hacek over (e)}{hacek over(r)}í{hacek over (z)}, 2012

Example 22

Effect of Seed Coating with Compound 12 on Tillering of Winter Wheat(Field Experiment)

To evaluate the effect of of seed coating with compound 12 onmorphological yield forming traits of winter wheat field plot experimentwas performed in year 2012 on locality Olomouc, Czech Republic. Seeds ofwinter weat bakery variety Diadem (Selgen) were coated with 10 and 50 μMconcentration of compound 12 mixed into seed treatment agent Cruiser350FS (Syngenta; 10 L of solution per 1000 kg of seeds), seeds coatedwith only Cruiser 350FS were used for control variant. The seeds weredried and then sown in the sowing rate 3.500.000 seeds per hectare in 4replications per each variant in randomized positions (each replicationwas 10 square meter plot). The plants were analyzed for number ofproductive tillers, medium tillers and weak tillers. The data summarizedin Table 10 show that seed treatment with compound 12 led to significantdose-dependent increase in number of productive tillers and reduction ofmedium and weak tillers, respectively. The number of productive tillerswas increased to 106-124% compared to untreated control.

This data indicate that compound 12 can used with advantage for seedapplications to improve the tillering as an important yield formingtrait of cereals such as winter wheat in field conditions.

TABLE 10 Summary of effect of seed application of compound 12 ontillering of winter wheat. Asterics indicate significant differences, **P ≥ 0.01 and * P = 0.01-0.05. Number of Number of Number of productivetillers medium tillers weak tillers (% Location, Variant (% of control)(% of control) of control) harvest year Control 2.33 tillers 1.60tillers 1.15 tillers Olomouc, 2012 Cpd 12 (10 μM) 106.5 75.0* 102.2Olomouc, 2012 Cpd 12 (50 μM) 124.2** 78.1* 80.4 Olomouc, 2012

Example 23

Effect of Seed Coating with Compound 12 on Emergence and FreezingTolerance of Winter Rapeseed (Field Experiment)

To evaluate the effect of of seed coating with compound 12 on yieldforming traits of winter rapeseed field plot experiment was performed inseason 2010/2011 on locality Opava, Czech Republic. Seeds of winterrapeseed variety Benefit (Selgen) were coated with 50 μM concentrationof compound 12 mixed into the seed coating treatment Cruiser OSR(Syngenta; 15 L of solution per 1000 kg of seeds), seeds coated withonly Cruiser OSR were used for control variant. The seeds were dried andthen sown in the sowing rate 700.000 seeds per hectare in 4 replicationsper each variant in randomized positions (each replication was 10 squaremeter plot). In the experiment plant emergence, freezing tolerance andfinal seed yield were scored. The frost tolerance was estimated bymethod described in (Janáček, J., Prášil, I.: Quantification of plantfrost injury by nonlinear fitting of an s-shaped function. Cryo-Lettersvol. 12, 1991, no. 7, 47-52).

The results summarized in Table 13 show that seed application ofcompound 12 stimulated plant emergence (app. 20% more plants emerged inthe same time compared to control). The treatment significantlydecreased leaf biomass compared to control, whereas it had slightlystimulátory effect on the root length, leading to improved ratio betweenshoot and root towards the root system. The artificially estimated frosttolerance was significantly increased app. by 5%. The treatment in thistrial increased the final seed yield by 3.1%.

This data indicate that compound 12 can be used with advantage for seedapplications to improve the winter tolerance and subsequent final seedyield of winter rapeseed in field conditions.

TABLE 11 Summary of effect of seed application of compound 12 on yieldinfluencing traits and final seed yield of winter rapeseed. Seed yieldwas counted as mean from 4 plots, other traits were counted from 15randomly chosen plants. Asterics indicate significant differences, ** P≥ 0.01 and* P = 0.01-0.05. Trait control Cpd 12 (50 μM) Seed yield(t/ha) 5.80 5.98 Seed yield (% of control) 100 103.1 Leafs weight -autumn (22th October) 17.24 11.69** Root lenght (cm) - autumn (22th14.03 14.63 October) Number of emerged plants per sq meter - 49.5 60.0autumn (11th October, 2010) Plant height (cm) - autumn (11th 6.0 6.6October, 2010) Estimated frost resistence (atrifical −11.7 −12.3 * frosttest) - Letal Temperature LT50

Example 24

In Vitro Cytotoxic Activity of Novel Compounds

Absence of toxic effects against mammalian (especially human) cell linesin a wide concentration range is one of the requirements on compoundsintended for use in agriculture and medicine. Because toxic compoundsnegatively influence metabolic processes in cells, many standardcytotoxicity assays are based on measurement of metabolisation rate ofvarious artificial substrates. Resulting product is then quantified e.g.by means of spectrometry. The assays can be easily modified for use in96-well plates. For evaluation of cytotoxic effect of compounds of thisinvention, a microtiter assay based on quantification of metabolisationof Calcein AM was used. The assay is widely used in drug screeningprograms and in chemosensitivity testing. In live cells, Calcein AM isenzymatically hydrolysed and accumulation of resulting calcein ismanifested by green fluorescence.

The cytotoxicity of the studied compounds was determined with humanfibroblast lines MRC-5 (lung fibroblasts) and BJ (foreskin fibroblasts).The cells, cultured in DMEM (supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum, 4mM glutamine, 100 IU/mL penicillin, 100 μg/mL streptomycin) in ahumidified CO₂ incubator at 37° C., were redistributed into 96-wellmicrotiter plates at appropriate densities for their respective cellsizes and growth rates. After preincubation, test compounds in 3-folddilutions were added in triplicates. Treatment lasted for 72 h and thencalcein AM solution was added. The fluorescence of the live cells wasmeasured at 485 nm/538 nm (excitation/emission) with a Fluoroskan Ascentmicroplate reader (Labsystems). IC50 values, the drug concentrationsreducing number of viable cells to 50%, were determined from thedose-response curves.

The data obtained from a calcein AM viability/cytotoxicity assay arepresented in FIG. 11. The obtained IC50 values show that compound 12 didnot reach IC50 value even in the concentration 100 μM with both testedprimary cell lines.

Example 25

Genotoxicity of Compound 12 in Ames Test

Compound 12 was tested in classical Ames test to assess the mutagenicpotential of the compound. A positive test indicates that the chemicalmight act as a carcinogen (although a number of false-positives andfalse-negatives are known; Charnley G (2002).

The compound 12 was tested using Ames MPF™ 98/100 Mutagenicity Assay kit(Aniara, Ohio) that is employing Salmonella typhimurium strains TA100(for the detection of base substitution mutations) and TA98 (for thedetection of frameshift mutations) according to the instructions foruse.

The results summarized in FIG. 12 show that the compound 12 did notscore positively in the assay up to the highest concentration tested(100 μM).

Example 26

Effect of Compound 12 on Induction of DNA Breakage

Maintenance of genome integrity is essential for homeostasis andsurvival as impaired DNA damage response may predispose to gravepathologies such as neurodegenerative and immunodeficiency syndromes,cancer and premature aging (Mistrik et al., 2009). The potential effectof compound 12 on stimulation of DNA breakage was thus further estimatedthrough analysis of phosphorylated histone H2AX (gamma-H2AX) quantifiedby optimized automated single-cell image analysis (Mistrik et al.,2009). The compound 12 was tested in concentration of 100 μM, thehighest concentration accessible due to the compound solubility.Induction of DNA breakage was tested using human U2OS cells. The U2OScells were cultivated at standard cultivation condition (37° C., 5%CO2). As a positive control, cells were irradiated by roentgen radiation(Baltobloc) (0.5 Gy-2 Gy), one hour later fixed and stained for γ-H2AX,a well established marker of the DNA damage. Parallel samples weretreated by compound 12 for 24 hours, fixed and also stained for γ-H2AX.Microscopy analysis followed by computer based signal quantification wasperformed as described previously (Mistrik et al., 2009).

As shown in FIG. 13 compound 12 showed no effect on DNA damageconfirming the zero mutagenic effects observed in the Ames test.

Example 27

Preparations

The growth regulatory preparations usually contain from 0.1 to 99%(w/w), preferably 0.1 to 95% (w/w), of active ingredient mixturecomprising a compound of formula I, from 1 to 99.9% (w/w) of a solid orliquid adjuvant, and from 0.1 to 25% (w/w) of a surfactant. Whereascommercial products are usually formulated as concentrates, the end userwill normally employ dilute formulations. The preparations may alsocomprise further ingredients, such as stabilisers, e.g. vegetable oilsor epoxidised vegetable oils (epoxidised coconut oil 0;1, rapeseed oilor soybean oil), antifoams, e.g. silicone oil, preservatives, viscosityregulators, binders, tackifiers, and also fertilisers or other activeingredients. Preferred preparations have especially the followingcompositions: (%=percent by weight)

A1. Emulsifiable concentrates a) b) c) d) active ingredient mixture 5%10% 25% 50% calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate 6% 8% 6% 8% castor oilpolyglycol ether 4% — 4% 4% (36 mol of ethylene oxide) octylphenolpolyglycol ether — 4% — 2% (7-8 mol of ethylene oxide) cyclohexanone — —10% 20% arom. hydrocarbon mixture 85% 78% 55% 16% C₉-C₁₂

Emulsions of any desired concentration can be obtained from suchconcentrates by dilution with water.

A2. Solutions a) b) c) d) active ingredient mixture  5% 10% 50% 90%1-methoxy-3-(3-methoxy- — 20% 20% — propoxy)-propane polyethylene glycolMW 400 20% 10% — — N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone — — 30% 10% arom. hydrocarbonmixture 75% 60% — — C₉-C₁₂

The solutions are suitable for use in the form of microdrops.

A3. Wettable powders a) b) c) d) active ingredient mixture 5% 25% 50%80% sodium lignosulfonate 4% — 3% — sodium lauryl sulfate 2% 3% —  4%sodium diisobutylnaphthalene- — 6% 5%  6% sulfonate octylphenolpolyglycol ether — 1% 2% — (7-8 mol of ethylene oxide) highly dispersedsilicic acid 1% 3% 5% 10% kaolin 88%  62% 35% —

The active ingredient is mixed thoroughly with the adjuvants and themixture is thoroughly ground in a suitable mill, affording wettablepowders which can be diluted with water to give suspensions of anydesired concentration.

A4. Coated granules a) b) c) active ingredient mixture 0.1% 5% 15%highly dispersed silicic acid 0.9% 2% 2% inorganic carrier 99.0% 93% 83%(0.1-1 mm) e.g. CaCO₃ or SiO₂

The active ingredient is dissolved in methylene chloride and applied tothe carrier by spraying, and the solvent is then evaporated off invacuo.

A5. Coated granules a) b) c) active ingredient mixture 0.1% 5% 15%polyethylene glycol MW 200 1.0% 2% 3% highly dispersed silicic acid 0.9%1% 2% inorganic carrier 98.0% 92% 80% (AE 0.1-1 mm) e.g. CaCO₃ or SiO₂

The finely ground active ingredient is uniformly applied to the carriermoistened with polyethylene glycol. Non-dusty coated granules areobtained in this manner

A6. Extruder granules a) b) c) d) active ingredient mixture 0.1% 3% 5%15% sodium lignosulfonate 1.5% 2% 3% 4% carboxymethylcellulose 1.4% 2%2% 2% kaolin 97.0% 93% 90% 79%

The active ingredient is mixed and ground with the adjuvants, and themixture is moistened with water. The mixture is extruded and then driedin a stream of air.

A7. Dusts a) b) c) active ingredient mixture 0.1% 1% 5% talc 39.9% 49%35% kaolin 60.0% 50% 60%

Ready-to-use dusts are obtained by mixing the active ingredient with thecarriers and grinding the mixture in a suitable mill.

A8. Suspension concentrates a) b) c) d) active ingredient mixture 3%10%  25%  50%  ethylene glycol 5% 5% 5% 5% nonylphenol polyglycol ether— 1% 2% — (15 mol of ethylene oxide) sodium lignosulfonate 3% 3% 4% 5%carboxymethylcellulose 1% 1% 1% 1% 37% aqueous formaldehyde 0.2%  0.2%   0.2%   0.2%   solution silicone oil emulsion 0.8%   0.8%   0.8%  0.8%   water 87%  79%  62%  38% 

The finely ground active ingredient is intimately mixed with theadjuvants, giving a suspension concentrate from which suspensions of anydesired concentration can be obtained by dilution with water.

Example 28

Gel Formulation

The names of the formulation components are given according to theterminology of the registering authorities and their quantity is ingrams per 100 g.

Gel /100 g  Active compound 2-chloro-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)- 1.0 g9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl or tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purinebutylhydroxytoluenum (Nipanox BHT) 0.2 g butylparaben (Nipabutyl) 0.2 gdiethylene glycol monoethyl ether (Transcutol P) 10.0 g  silicacolloidalis anhydrica (Zeopharm 177) 5.0 g propylene glycol laurate(Lauroglycol FCC) 83.6 g 

The gel consistence may be additionally modified by addition of silicacolloidalis anhydrica. It is again expected that the transdermalTranscutol P/Lauroglycol FCC system will increase the efficiency ofactive compound. Silica colloidalis anhydrica will probably slow downthe penetration of the active substance.

The invention claimed is:
 1. Substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurinesof general formula I

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with alkali metals,ammonium or amines; racemates or optically active isomers thereof, aswell as their addition salts with acids, wherein R denotes one to fivesubstituents independently selected from the group consisting ofhalogen, hydroxy, amino, and alkyloxy group, R2 is selected from thegroup consisting of amino, halogen, hydroxy, thio, and alkylthio group,Cyc is selected from unsubstituted tetrahydropyranyl andtetrahydrofuranyl.
 2. Substituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurines ofgeneral formula I according to claim 1, wherein Cyc is selected fromtetrahydropyran-2-yl and tetrahydrofuran-2-yl.
 3. A method ofstimulation of growth and development of plant shoots without inhibitingdevelopment of plant roots, comprising the step of applying at least onesubstituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine according to claim 1 to saidplant shoots.
 4. A method of increasing the yield and quality ofagricultural products in harmful conditions selected from the groupconsisting of drought, heat, salinity, light, freezing and flowage,comprising the step of applying at least one substituted6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine according to claim 1 to plants.
 5. Amethod of inhibiting stress-induced senescence in the production ofcrops, wherein the stress is selected from the group consisting ofdrought, heat, salinity, light, freezing and flowage stress, comprisingthe step of applying at least one substituted6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine according to claim 1 to said crops. 6.Preparations for inhibition of plant stress, wherein the stress isselected from the group consisting of drought, heat, salinity, light,freezing and flowage stress, characterized in that they contain at leastone substituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine of general formula Iaccording to claim 1 or a salt thereof with metals, ammonium or amines,or an addition salt thereof with acids, and at least one auxiliarysubstance.
 7. A method of inhibiting plant stress, wherein the stress isselected from the group consisting of drought, heat, salinity, light,freezing and flowage stress, characterized in that at least onesubstituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurine of general formula Iaccording to claim 1 or a salt thereof with metals, ammonium or amines,or an addition salt thereof with acids, is applied on a whole plant,plant organ, plant tissue, and/or plant cell.
 8. The method according toclaim 5, wherein the crops are selected from the group consisting of:cereals, beet, pomes, drupes, soft fruits, leguminous plants, oilplants, cucumber plants, citrus fruit, vegetables, tobacco, nuts,eggplants, sugar cane, tea, vine grapes, hops, bananas, natural rubber,medicinal plants, and ornamentals.
 9. Thesubstituted-6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurines of general formula Iaccording to claim 1, selected from the group consisting of:2-chloro-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-fluoroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-bromoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(3-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-ethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(3-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(3-aminoanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hy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xy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-chloro-4-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-chloro-5-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-methoxy-3-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-iodo-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-amino-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-hydroxy-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-thio-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-methylthio-6-(2-methoxy-4-chloroanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof with alkali metals,ammonium or amines.
 10. The substituted 6-anilino-9-heterocyclylpurinesof general formula I according to claim 9, selected from the groupconsisting of:2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxy anilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxy anilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-chloro-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(2-bromo-3-methoxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)purine,2-chloro-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-fluoro-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine,2-bromo-6-(4-hydroxyanilino)-9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)purine, and saltsthereof with alkali metals, ammonium or amines.